President-elect Barack Obama has decided to nominate Eric Holder as attorney general, according to a source close to the Obama-Biden transition team. If confirmed, Holder would be the country’s first African-American to lead the Justice Department.
The election is just over, and already there is beltway gossip surrounding Obama’s possible Cabinet posts. Who will fill these crucial spots, and who will advise the president-elect from behind closed doors?
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in the history of the Senate, is falling behind Democrat Mark Begich in his re-election bid as absentee ballots and other ballots are counted.
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Washington attorney Eric Holder has been chosen by President-elect Barack Obama to be the next attorney general. Holder, a former U.S. attorney who served as the No. 2 official in the Justice Department under President Clinton, would be the nation’s first black attorney general.
Sen. Joe Lieberman will keep his job as chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee. Democrats decided against replacing the independent from Connecticut, but did strip him of the chairmanship of an environmental panel.
Democrats decided Tuesday to let Sen. Joe Lieberman keep his prized chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee, despite his support for Republican presidential candidate John McCain. Meanwhile, Democrats are bracing for a battle on Wednesday over control of the House energy panel.
Treasury Secretary Henry Pauson is defending the $700 billion bailout on Capital Hill Tuesday. Meanwhile, the question of whether automakers will get more government money, hangs heavy in the air.
At this point Republican incumbent Ted Stevens is behind Democratic challenger Mark Begich by just over a thousand votes. Even if he’s able to pull off a victory, Stevens still faces an expulsion vote in the Senate. His Republican colleagues put off a preliminary step toward one Tuesday — waiting to see what happens in Alaska.
The inaugural ceremonies communications director offers tips on how to get a ticket without being scammed … or losing friends. Lately, ex-boyfriends she hasn’t heard from in years are suddenly contacting her on facebook.
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In January, Michelle Obama will make history as the nation’s first black First Lady. But Obama, an Ivy-League educated attorney, is a symbol in her own right. As she prepares for her own White House transition, working mothers are watching to see what legacy she will leave on a historic presidency.